ANN ARBOR -- Caris LeVert has progressed from a cast to a walking boot and is now strolling to a return to the court in August.

The Michigan junior guard underwent foot surgery on May 12 at the University of Michigan hospital with a projected recovery of 8 to 10 weeks.

According to U-M coach John Beilein, LeVert's surgery was "a success" and his recovery is underway.

"He'll be full-go probably by the beginning of August, if not sooner," Beilein said Tuesday.

With that timetable, LeVert should be available for Michigan's off-season foreign tour to Italy in mid-August. Until then, though, he'll remain in Ann Arbor undergoing rehabilitation.

LeVert had received and accepted an invitation to this summer's Kevin Durant Skills Academy, but will now be unable to attend.

"His only plan is to stay here, go to school and prepare for our trip," Beilein said.

LeVert is entering his junior season at Michigan as one of the nation's top perimeter players. He's the crucial component on a roster welcoming six incoming freshmen and losing Nik Stauskas, Glenn Robinson III, Mitch McGary, Jordan Morgan and Jon Horford.

"He was playing through it a little bit all year long," Stauskas said during the NBA draft combine in Chicago. Stauskas later added: "He had mentioned that his foot bothered him at times, but it was never really an issue. Then he said (after) the Kentucky game, the very last game of the season, that it really bothered him again. Then obviously when the season ended, he wanted to get it checked out and it ended up being a stress fracture."

Robinson added that LeVert also played most of the season with tendinitis in his knee.

"I remember him always icing that and we'd joke around with him for having tendinitis, saying he's old and stuff like that," Robinson said.

On Tuesday, Beilein said he only heard about LeVert's ailments during the season's closing weekend in the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight.

"The last week is when I first heard about something," Beilein said. "Now he may have complained at different times to teammates, but there are all different kinds of aches and pains. He didn't look (injured), certainly."

On April 16, LeVert confirmed that he applied for an evaluation from the NBA Undergraduate Advisory Committee following the end of season, but said it was an "easy decision" to return to Michigan for his junior year.

Brendan F. Quinn covers University of Michigan basketball and football. Follow him on Twitter for the latest on Wolverines hoops. He can be contacted at bquinn@mlive.com